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  • Book Discussion
    National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the Politics of Immigration in Assam
    Discussion Report.    ·   14 May, 2018    ·    #5467    ·    Commentary    
    The Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS) hosted Sanjoy Hazarika, Director, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), and former Saifuddin Kitchlew Chair and professor, Centre for North East Studies, Jamia Milia Islamia, for a discussion ...
  • Manipur: Uncertainty Remains Despite End to the Economic Blockade
    Nehginpao Kipgen.    ·   28 Mar, 2017    ·    #5255    ·    Commentary    
    One of the major promises made by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during the recently held assembly elections in Manipur was to end the economic blockade imposed by the United Naga Council (UNC) within 48 hours. After taking oath as the new Chief ...
  • 2017 Indian Assembly Elections
    Manipur: A Turning Point
    Angshuman Choudhury.    ·   22 Mar, 2017    ·    #5251    ·    Commentary    
    On 15 March, Nongthombam Biren Singh took oath as the Chief Minister (CM) of Manipur, the first from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). As a political entity that had zero presence in the state till just a year ago, the BJP raked a sizeable mandate, ...
  • A Patchy Road to Peace: The Panglong Experiment in Myanmar
    Angshuman Choudhury.    ·   08 Nov, 2016    ·    #5170    ·    Commentary    
    On 31 August 2016, the government of Myanmar inaugurated the much-awaited '21st Century Panglong Peace Conference' (also referred to as the Union Peace Conference) in Naypyidaw. This four-day long mega event saw a wide range of stakeholders ...
  • India-Myanmar: Time to Rev up Bilateral Ties
    Ashok Sajjanhar.    ·   01 Sep, 2016    ·    #5116    ·    Commentary    
    The National League for Democracy (NLD) led by Aung San Suu Kyi assumed power in Myanmar in March, 2016. The NLD had handsomely won the elections in November 2015, notwithstanding the huge obstacles placed in its path by the military. Suu Kyi he ...
  • Looking East
    Rogue NDFB Pushed to the Wall?
    Wasbir Hussain.    ·   17 Aug, 2016    ·    #5107    ·    Commentary    
    After a two year hiatus, the Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-S) struck again on 5 August, raiding a crowded roadside market near Kokrajhar, in western Assam, killing 14 civilians and injuring at least 18 others. ...
  • Looking East
    Migration Issue in Assam: Going Beyond The Rhetoric
    Wasbir Hussain.    ·   13 Jun, 2016    ·    #5059    ·    Commentary    
    On 24 May 2016, the day he took oath as the new chief minister of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led coalition in Assam, Sarbananda Sonowal said, “Our government will strive to make a illegal migrant-free and corruption-free State.” T ...
  • Election Analysis
    Verdict 2016: Assam
    Wasbir Hussain.    ·   20 May, 2016    ·    #5034    ·    Commentary    
    The BJP managed to break free from its ‘Hindi-heartland’ image by storming Assam with a massive victory, winning, along with its allies, 86 of the 126 assembly seats – thereby making its debut not just in Northeast India but in ea ...
  • IPCS Discussion
    Who Sets the Table: Negotiated Sovereignty and the Indo-Naga Relationship
    Report.    ·   06 May, 2016    ·    #5024    ·    Commentary    
    On 2 May 2016, the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS) conducted a round-table discussion, titled ‘Who Sets the Table: Negotiated Sovereignty and the Indo-Naga Relationship’. This is a report of the proceedings. ...
  • Forecast 2016: Security Situation in Northeast India
    Wasbir Hussain.    ·   25 Jan, 2016    ·    #4971    ·    Commentary    
    2016 brings both hope as well as challenges for the government in dealing with insurgency in Northeast India. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in New Delhi is continuing with the traditional carrot-and-stick policy in dealing with ...
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